Category: Apple

According to a research report by Canaccord Genuity analyst T. Michael Walkly, Apple’s iPhone 5s was the best selling smartphone at all four major carriers including AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile. This being the year of two new iPhones, Apple’s lower-cost iPhone 5c found itself among the top three in sales. Apple’s main competition remains

Apple’s 2013 special event has come and gone, with no real surprises when it comes to iPad hardware. As expected, the focus was bringing the full-sized iPad front and center. The new slimmed down version gets a new name, the iPad Air, in hopes that customers won’t immediately dismiss it in favor of the iPad

The iPhone 5s was expected. The iPhone 5c, on the other hand, was merely rumored. Now that Apple has taken the wraps off of two new iPhone products, it’s the newest range that strikes us as the most curious. For months, pundits have wondered if and when Apple would attack two obvious markets: the large-screen

In 2014, an estimated 2.5 billion devices will be sold worldwide, and increase of 6 percent over the previous year, according to Gartner. More than 75 percent of the devices will be mobile phones, with Android achieving more than double the share of Apple’s iOS or Windows Phone in 2014. (Credit: Gartner) So it’s clear,

In advance of Monday’s WWDC and the unveiling of iOS 7, folks working at the Moscone Center have started to lift banners. The most notable banner, as captured by Macstories, displaying a large ’7′. This of course for iOS 7, the next major revision of iOS, which will be debuted in just three days. Looking

In a booming global app economy, United States leads iOS App Store revenue growth, while Japan and South Korea drive Google Play revenue growth Key trends across stores, countries and categories Over the past quarter, Google Play has achieved higher growth rates than the iOS App Store for both downloads and revenues. While Google Play

Google’s mobile OS scooped up more half of U.S. smartphone sales from mid-November through mid-February, says research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. With more than half (51.2%) of smartphone sales, Android realized 5.8% growth compared to the same period last year. iOS remains in second place with 43.5% of smartphone sales, down for a consecutive period,

Dropbox has acquired Mailbox, the popular email app for iOS devices, in a deal the terms of which weren’t disclosed. The companies reported the deal to the Wall Street Journal on Friday, saying that Mailbox would remain a separate app as the entire team joins Dropbox. Dropbox CEO Drew Houston told the WSJ that his

Facebook, fresh from their overhyped Graph Search announcement, today announced that iPhone users could enjoy free calls over WiFi in the US using Messenger for iPhone. The process is incredibly easy. Open up Messenger for iPhone (or tap on the Messages icon within Favorites on the Facebook app) Tap on a contact Select the ‘i’ icon at the top

According to Financial Times, Apple is at risk of losing one of its key competitive advantages over the rival Android system as application developers say they are warming to Google’s smartphone platform. The app store on Google smartphones, where users can download new games and software, was a key area where Android smartphones have long